Boppard
Understand
A know settlement from Celtic times and was an important strategic site for the Romans. Is now a major tourist town in the Rhine valley.
Get in
By car
Less than 10 km from the A60 along a twisting steep road or along the B9 following the left bank of the Rhine.
By train
Boppard station is on the West Rhine Railway (Linke Rheinstrecke) line between Mainz and Cologne.
By boat
The Köln-Düsseldorfer Rheinschiffahrt, known as KD, runs scheduled services up and down the river between Cologne and Mainz.
Cruise companies such as Viking stop in the town.
Get around
See
- The old town and market place.
- The town wall. Includes defences dating back to Roman times
- 🌍 Basilika St. Severus. Catholic Parish Church with parts dating back to the 12th and 13th century
- 🌍 Kurfürstliche Burg, ☎ +49 6742 10369. City museum
Do
- 🌍 Chair lift (Sesselbahn), Mühltal 12, ☎ +49 6742 2510. Easier way up the hill to the Vierseenblick, a view of the river that due to the hill the meandering Rhine appear to look like 4 small lakes.
- Walk part of the Rheinburgenweg.
Buy
Some bottle of the local wines.
Eat
There is a large choice of restaurants in the old town and along the promenade.
- 🌍 Historischer Karmeliterhof, Karmeliterstraße 1, ☎ +49 6742 4848. Good food and service with tables on the promenade as well inside.
- 🌍 Römerburg Weinhaus und Restaurant, Burgplatz 3, ☎ +49 6742 82353.
- 🌍 Wirtshaus Anders, Mühltal 6, ☎ +49 6742 896754. Classic German as well as vegetarian dishes
- 🌍 Imbiss am Mühlbach, Koblenzer Str. 235 (On the north end of town just past the large car/bus parking.), ☎ +49 6742 5585. Classic German Imbiss, with good schnitzel, frikadela and fries. Seeing and parking outside, friendly service.
Drink
There are apply opportunities to sample a glass of local wine.
Sleep
There is a large choice of hotels and holiday rentals in the area.
- 🌍 Pension Schinderhannes & Julchen, Seminarstraße 9, ☎ +49 6742 3173.
- 🌍 Bellevue Rheinhotel (Best Western Premium), Rheinallee 41, ☎ +49 6742 1020.